Deck-sash for railway-cars.



H. H. SCHROYER.

DECK SASH FOR RAILWAY CARS.

APPLICATION FILED AuG.'15.l9u.

1,151,724, Patented Aug. 31,1915.

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HARRY H. SCI-IROYER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO 'II'JHIE ACME SUPPLY COMPANY, A CORPORATION' OF ILLINOIS.

DECK SASH FOR RAILWAY-CARS.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY H. SCHROYER,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Deck-Sashes for Railway-Cars; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying draw ings, and to the numbers of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

As heretofore constructed and installed, it is practically impossible to prevent dust passing between the deck sash and the frame therefor in considerable quantities, greatly inconveniencing the travelers and endangering their health, and furthermore occasions a considerable expenditure for cleaning the interior of the car by removing the dust therefrom. Such installations have usually been of wood and in case of accident, fire is likely to occur with disastrous results.

The object of this invention is to afi'ord a fire-proof deck sash so constructed as to efiectually prevent the passage of the dust inwardly and adapted also to be rigidly held in adjusted position until manually adjusted to another.

It is also an object of the invention to afford a fire proof desk sash and the connections therefor, which may serve as a part of the outer wall of the car or merely as a part of one of the walls therefor (conveniently the inner), thereby greatly reducing the likelihood of disastrous fires resulting in case ofaccident.

It is also an object of the' invention to afford an exceedingly strong, simple and.

durable construction, inwhich rivets, screws or bolts are practically excluded and which affords a smooth surface on both sides,

adapted to take a suitable finish.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter described and more fully pointed out and defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure -l is a fraginentary, transverse section of a car top, and taken at one side of one of the deck sash. Fig. 2 is an enlarged central section taken through the deck sash and inner liner plates. Fig. 3 is a section on 1ine-3-3 of Fig. 2, broken away. Fig. 4 is an enlarged frag- Speciflcation of Letters Patent.

Application filed. August 15, 1911. Serial No. 644,255.

mentary sectional detail of the same, taken vertically and transversely of the deck sash. Fig. 5 is a similar view taken horizontally and longitudinally thereof. Fig. 6 is a detall section taken through the ratchet mechanism illustrating the means of positioning the sash.

As shown in the drawings: 1, indicates the car roof; 2, the upper deck, and 3, one of the deck carlines extending longitudinally the car and spaced for its entire length a uniform distance from the roof carline to afford a space therebetween for the installation of the sash. Said space between said carlines is divided preferably uniformly by means of posts 5, which divides the space between said carlines to av uniform length to permit the installation of said deck sash therethrough. Lining the deck frame thus described to the sash opening, is an upper plate of metal 6, and a corresponding lower plate of metal 7. 'Bolted at the lower edge of said upper plate on the inner side thereof, is an inner angle bar 8, the inner flange of which extends upwardly on'the plate, and the outer flange of which extends downwardly to afford a stop for the sash when in closed position, the dimensions of said bar being appropriate to the thickness of the sash hereinafter described. Similar angle bars 8 also form the side members of the sash frame, while integral with said end members are the outwardly extending webs 8 of metal.

The deck sash, as shown,comprises parallel plates 9 and 10,.spaced uniform distances apart by channel bars 11, which are engaged therebetween with the flanges. turned inwardly, secured in place by spot welding or any suitable means to afford a tight joint and a smooth surface. -The edges of said side plates are flanged inwardly both at the ends and sides, as shown inFigs. 4t and 5, and, as shown, thelower edge of the outer plate 9 is extended inwardly to afiord a transverse tongue or guard plate 12, below .the channel and affording a space therebetween, as shown in Fig. 4, to receive packdeck sash, and the relatively broad flange or I tongue 12. Said packing material 12 may, of course, be of any suitable material. Conveniently, strips of Brussels, Wilton or other to spring inwardly y contact with the roof carline, thus insuring a tight fit all around the sash.

As shown, knuckles 13, are secured on the outer side of the deck sash near the bottom thereof in pairs, by means of bolts or rivets 17, which extend therethrough and into the plate 9, and are rigidly held by engagement in said plates from turning. Said knuckles,

however, are rotatable on hollow pins 14, to swing the sash inwardly or outwardly, to open or to closed position, and, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

A ratchet 15 integral with the knuckle 13 is engaged by a spring detent 16 pivoted on the pin 18 and pressed downwardly by the spring 19, said spring detent engaging in the notches of the ratchet 15, and serving to hold the deck sash rigidly but releasably in adjusted position. The hollow pin 14, pin 18, and spring 19 for each knuckle 13 are supported in proper relation by the integral double web member 20, which is secured rigidly to the web 8 by means of bolts 21.

The operation is as follows: When the sash is closed, the upper portion and sides thereof fit closely against the dependingflange of the bar 8, and against the side plates 8, and the nap of the packing 12 being compressed, thereby tightly seals the opening between the frame and the sash from the admission of dust, dirt or moisture.

From the construction described,it is obvious that an exceedingly smooth finish is afforded for the sash, inasmuch as no mutilation on the surface of the plate is necessitated in spot welding, thereby permitting any desired interior effect or enamel effect to be secured, if desired.

In use, a pull on the upper edge of the sash, acts to swing the same inwardly, tilting the sash, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. When it isdesired to close the same, the reverse movement takes place, in either instance the spring detent acting to rigidly hold the sash in its adjusted position.

Of course, details of the invention may be varied without departing from the principles of this invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the class described, parallel side members, an interior channel frame directly engaging the adjacent faces of said side members to space the same apart, said channel frame being so disposed as to provide a peripheral recess between said side members, and a packing strip secured'in said recess and abutting against said channel frame. 2. A sash of the class described comprising an integral'face plate, one for each sideside plates extending at their margins beyond' the frame to afford a recess, and flanged inwardly to engage packing material therein.

4:. A device of the class described embracing parallel side plates, an interior frame of structural metal engaged therebetween and spacing the same uniform distances apart, means for engaging said plates to the frame to afford a continuous outwardly directed peripheral recess between the plates, and

flanges at the margins of said plates adapted to retain a packing strip around the margin of the sash.

5. In a de'vice'of the class described parallel plates rigidly engaged in unvarying relation to afford a peripherally recessed margin extending outwardly about the same, and a resilient flange or plate integral with oneof said plates at one margin of the sash, adapted to engage a folded strip such as Brussels carpet therebetween.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRY H. 'SCHROYER. Witnesses:

CHARLES W. Hnms, J r., LAWRENCE Rnms'mm. 

